Computer Science

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 16Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 86Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: CIS 35B, CIS 18B, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6B. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. CIS 21JAIntroduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 147 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Sacramento requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CSC 15

  Programming Concepts and Methodology I

  • CIS 35A

    Java Programming

• CSC 20

  Programming Concepts and Methodology II

  • CIS 35B

    Advanced Java Programming

• CSC 28

  Discrete Structures for Computer Science

  No Comparable Course

• CSC 35

  Introduction to Computer Architecture

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• MATH 31

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

• PHYS 11A

  General Physics: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• CSC 60

  Introduction to Systems Programming in UNIX

  • CIS 18B + CIS 18A

    Advanced Unix/Linux · Introduction to Unix/Linux

• MATH 35

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• STAT 50

  Introduction to Probability and Statistics

  No Comparable Course

• BIO 1

  Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

• BIO 10

  Basic Biological Concepts

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

• CHEM 1E

  General Chemistry for Engineering

  Not Articulated

• PHYS 11B

  General Physics: Heat, Light, Sound, Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

• PHYS 11C

  General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other CSU Sacramento majors from De Anza

• Exercise Science, BS - Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation SpecialistDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Ethnic Studies, BA - Teachers in Bilingual EducationDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Music, BM - Jazz StudiesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Physics, BS - BiophysicsDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• ChemistryDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Philosophy, BA - Science, Reason, and ValuesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• PsychologyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Geography, BA - Human GeographyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento

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